Diaphorodoris alba Nudibranch

Diaphorodoris alba is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Diaphorodoris alba
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Calycidorididae (Family) > Diaphorodoris (Genus) > alba (Species)
Initial determination:: Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960

Occurrence:: Azores, Italy, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,7cm - 1,1cm)
Temperature:: °F - 69.8 °F (°C - 21°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-09-05 19:56:43
Last edit:: 2020-09-05 20:10:13

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Diaphorodoris alba Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960

Translucent white oval shaped body with scattered conical bumps and with a yellow marginal band. Rhinophores long, partly retractable with 8-13 lamellae.

"alba" from Latin albus = white

Feeds exclusively on Bryozoan, including Smittoidea reticulata und Cellepora pumicosa.

Synonymised names:
Diaphorodoris luteocincta var. alba Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960

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Opistobranquis.info (multi). Abgerufen am 05.09.2020.

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